By Luke Thomas
March 30, 2009
The U.S. Supreme Court today denied the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s application for an emergency order that would have immediately halted the employer-spending requirement of the San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance, a key element of the City’s “Healthy San Francisco” program.
Justice Anthony Kennedy, who reviews and considers emergency writs, denied […]
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Drug Abuse Prevention Task Force
By Ralph E. Stone
March 30, 2009
Recently, President Obama promised to send more money, technology, and manpower to help Mexico fight the drug cartels. This is not just foreign aid; it is also a recognition that Mexico’s war on drugs has also become a homeland security problem. U.S. law enforcement […]
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By Jill Chapin
March 30, 2009
President Obama recently responded in the negative to a query on whether it’s time to legalize marijuana. Being a smart, rational guy, I guess he knew better than to rock his political boat by giving credence to such an outside-the-box solution as the decriminalization of marijuana.
By anyone’s standards though, our supposed […]
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By Stephen Lendman
March 30, 2009
This article responds to a March 15 Los Angeles Times Judea Pearl one headlined: “Is anti-Zionism hate?” Pearl teaches computer science at UCLA, is the father of slain journalist Daniel Pearl, and president of the Daniel Pearl Foundation. It was “formed….to continue Danny’s mission and to address the root causes of […]
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Joe Jackson, 70, is a retiree living on a fixed income
in a Single Residence Occupancy hotel in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.
Due to USPS fiscal shortages and service cutbacks, low-income tenants like Jackson
are forced to pay for private mail service to guarantee mail delivery.
Photo by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas, first published at NewsPlink.com
March 29, 2009
Joseph Jackson […]
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A resolution requiring Mayor Gavin Newsom to redirect SFPD law enforcement efforts
away from criminalizing law-abiding immigrants, was passed yesterday
during a meeting of the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee.
File photo by Luke Thomas
By Luke Thomas
March 26, 2009
A resolution that “demands” San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom “redirect law enforcement efforts away from criminalizing the immigrant community” […]
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A resolution passed by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Tuesday
commends restaurants that voluntarily remove foie gras
from their menus ahead of California statewide ban in 2012.
By Fanny Dassie
March 26, 2009
While animal rights defenders will cheer, some gourmet chefs will be banging their pots and pans in disapproval following the adoption of a resolution Tuesday by […]
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Adriel Hampton
Photo by Luke Thomas
From the Campaign to Elect Adriel Hampton to Congress
March 25, 2009
California 10th Congressional District candidate Adriel Hampton (D-Dublin) is calling on Congress to quickly pass Senate Bill 582 to protect consumers and businesses from usury by capping interest rates on credit cards and loans. To build support for the legislation, Hampton […]
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California Assemblymember Fiona Ma goes to Washington
to advocate for stimulus funding.
By Assemblymember Fiona Ma
March 25, 2009
How exciting to get invited to the White House! It wasn’t for a social occasion, but to advocate for California’s fair share of stimulus funding.
As Executive Board Member of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL), Senate Majority […]
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